A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 60 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska (37 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 54 km (34 miles). Exact location of event, longitude -151.1841 West, latitude 62.121 North, depth = 54 km. The temblor was reported at 22:08:30 / 10:08 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/02/16 / 2016-02-02 07:08:30 / February 2, 2016 @ 7:08 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: ak12630340. Id of event: ak12630340.
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.5 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km WSW of Talkeetna, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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